Eisner Iván Loboa Balanta (; born 17 May 1987) is a Colombian-born Mexican

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who plays as a

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for El Salvador club Municipal Limeño. He also holds Mexican citizenship.

Career

Loboa began his career in 2006 for top tier

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as a defensive midfielder. He was considered a good enough talent to be included in the Colombian U-20 squad that played in the 2007 South American Youth Championship that finished sixth within the tournament and failed to qualify for the

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. When he returned he was unable to establish himself as first team regular and in 2010 he would join second tier

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. On July 9, 2011 he joined Chinese top tier side

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on loan for six mouths to see him play out the rest of the Chinese league season. He would immediately be included in the club's first team and within five days make his debut as a substitute in a 1−1 draw with

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. After the game Loboa would struggle to establish himself within the team and would often be used as a substitute, he would however score his debut goal against Jiangsu Sainty in a 3-2 defeat before leaving. After his loan period ended he would permanently join top tier Mexican side

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half way through the 2011–12 Mexican league season.

Honours

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:Clausura 2012 *

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(2): Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014 ;Puebla F.C *

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References

External links

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eltricolor.com.mx
{{DEFAULTSORT:Loboa, Ivan Living people 1989 births Sportspeople from Cauca Department Colombian footballers Colombia under-20 international footballers Colombian expatriate footballers Naturalized citizens of Mexico Categoría Primera A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Chinese Super League players Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Ecuadorian Serie A players Deportivo Cali footballers Deportivo Pasto footballers Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Club León footballers Club Puebla players Atlas F.C. footballers Atlético Morelia players América Futebol Clube (MG) players América de Cali footballers C.D. Olmedo footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Colombian expatriate sportspeople in China Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Expatriate footballers in China Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Ecuador